Four politicians, three admitted felons, at least 22 public employees and even Carnival impresario Blaine Kern are among the witnesses whom federal prosecutors say they might call to testify in the corruption trial of former Jefferson Parish President Aaron Broussard. The government filed its list of 59 potential witnesses in the court record Monday, in a document suggesting questions to be asked during jury selection.

Steve Mortillaro

T-P archiveBlaine Kern

Trial was scheduled to begin Oct. 1, but the defense asked to postpone it to Jan. 7. WWL television reported Tuesday that the trial has been rescheduled to Nov. 5.

Among the current and former politicians on the prosecution witness list are:

Tim Coulon, Broussard's predecessor as parish president from 1996 through 2003

Paul Connick Jr., district attorney since 1997

Steve Mortillaro, a former Metairie justice of the peace who was on the parish payroll during the Broussard administration

Tony Thomassie, a Marrero constable who also was on the parish payroll.

The felons, who have pleaded guilty to charges related to the Broussard case, are:

Mike Miller, a Sheriff's Office employee who provided executive security during the Coulon and Broussard administrations

Susie Melancon, Barbara Namer, Sue Thomas, sports broadcaster Ken Trahan and Barbara Turner Windhorst, a former Jefferson public schools superintendent, all of whom were on the parish payroll as paralegals

Feleciano "Junior" Mendoza, former human resources director

Cindy Roth, who was executive secretary to Coulon and Broussard and now fills that role for Kenner Mayor Mike Yenni

Debbie Villio, who worked as code enforcement director and community justice director

Steve Wimberly, first assistant district attorney

Beverly Williams, the personnel director

Al Winters, a retired federal prosecutor who now works in the district attorney's office

Deborah Miller Yenni, a former assistant parish attorney who now works in the Kenner city attorney's office.

In making potential witnesses of eight people -- Melancon, Mortillaro, Namer, Parker, Thomas, Thomassie, Trahan and Windhorst -- the government seems likely to paint the parish attorney's office under Broussard as a paid home for his pals, some of whom performed work and some, such as Parker, who have admitted doing nothing.

Broussard and former Parish Attorney Tom Wilkinson have pleaded not guilty to conspiracy, wire fraud, bribery and theft. They are accused of orchestrating a scheme in 2003 to hire Parker, at the time Broussard's love interest, into a deadhead job in Wilkinson's office, erasing a break in her employment so she could retain fringe benefits and raising her pay from $48,000 to $63,898. Broussard's attorneys have argued that Coulon -- not Broussard -- hired her before Broussard took office.

In return for hiring Parker, and for helping get a relative admitted to a private school where Wilkinson served on the board, Broussard allegedly raised his parish attorney's pay from $100,000 to $184,000.

Broussard also is accused of accepting $66,000 in bribes from Mack to steer parish business to Mack's First Communications Co.

Parker and Broussard married in 2004 and divorced in 2009.

Kern's value to the government is not known. The U.S. attorney's office would not discuss its witness list, and Kern didn't return calls for comment Tuesday. However, the government has accused -- but not charged -- Broussard with misusing thousands of dollars in his campaign finance account on Carnival tickets and accessories.